Who owns the wind? A fifth-generation rancher and billionaire go to court over the matter in Amy Gamerman’s captivating The Crazies.
The stunning, adventurous Embers of the Hands examines the lives of everyday Vikings who otherwise might have been lost to history.
The Forgotten Sense is a passionate, enthusiastic guide to learning how the understudied, underappreciated sense of smell shapes us.
Ellen Hendriksen’s chatty, accessible How to Be Enough shows how to quit being your own toughest critic, and is a great addition to the self-help bookshelf.
Adam Chandler’s history of labor can make readers question their own relationship to work, what their jobs mean to them, and why employment is so integral to our identity.
Kate Winkler Dawson’s deftly handled The Sinners All Bow examines the birth of the true crime genre and the murder that inspired The Scarlet Letter.
A stay at a summer camp gives a dance teacher and a rock star a new start in Jenny Holiday’s funny, emotional romance.
The Broken Blades fantasy series continues with Four Ruined Realms, the latest romantasy saga from Mai Corland.
What do the 1978 Met Gala and a 1936 Egyptian archeological dig have in common? According to the latest historical novel from Fiona Davis, the answer might be an ancient curse.
Isa Arsén delightfully details the dramatics of the 1950s theater sphere in The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf, which follows the lavender marriage between two Shakespearean players.
The author of Mr. Peanut makes his long-awaited return to fiction in this coming-of-age story starring a young actor in 1980s New York City.
Zora Neale Hurston’s familiarity with the political and spiritual workings of the Roman Empire makes The Life of Herod the Great a thought-provoking read, particularly in her depiction of Herod’s visits to Cleopatra, Marc Antony and Caesar.
While This Is the Year is unflinching in its portrayals of natural, social and economic disasters, it is also careful to demonstrate how healing is possible.
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